• Lag@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I was thinking just put a roof over it like a bus stop but I remembered that dust works differently than rain.

      • BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        my tarp-wrapped tower has never once gotten water damage, strangely enough i keep having the replace the cpu tho

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          You’re right on the line between this being a joke and someone actually being serious.

          Good job, I’m confused and scared.

          • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            I think I’m going to try for a distilled water submerged build. DI is not conductive, right?

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      Depends in how clean your room is. I have a case without dust filters and it’s been running for over a year without any visible dust accumulating.

      Also it’s mounted up high, the further you can get from your floor the cleaner it’ll be.

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        We sweep our floors every day and vacuum twice a week and I need to clean my tower dust covers every two months.

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          Wow, we only vacuum once a week, that’s it. Maybe its because my tower is on my desk? Or our air is just really clean for some reason…

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            1 year ago

            It really depends where you live. Some places are very dusty, especially if it’s generally dry and/or windy.

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        1 year ago

        Getting it off the floor helps a lot. I used to work in an office with carpet, and when we got new PCs I sat the keyboard box on the floor and put the PC on top of that.

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      Might not be that bad. My computer picks up way less dust sitting on my desk surface than it did when I had it on the floor, and I imagine OP’s TV is mounted at least as high as that.

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      I’m personally worried about the GPU’s heat harming the wires over time. I would’ve mounted it vertically, but I’ve never seen custom extensions that do that.